Shloka 78

Devanagari script

।। पाण्डवास्तु जयं लब्ध्वा परत्र च महद्‌ यश:

Transliteration

pāṇḍavās tu jayaṁ labdhvā paratra ca mahad yaśaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having won victory, the Pāṇḍavas also attain great fame in the world beyond—suggesting that righteous success in a just cause yields both immediate triumph and enduring moral renown.

Word by Word

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• जयम्: victory
• जयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• परत्र: in the other world/after death
• परत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महत्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यशः: fame/glory
• यशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links worldly victory with posthumous renown: when success is aligned with dharma, it yields not only immediate results (jaya) but also lasting ethical glory (yaśas) that extends to the hereafter (paratra).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, remarks that the Pāṇḍavas have secured victory and, along with it, great fame that will endure beyond this life—framing their outcome as both a military and moral attainment.